PODCAST: Europe PE/PP firms in Feb, US tariffs kick off, demand questions

LONDON (ICIS)–Fresh US tariffs posing a big risk for polyethylene (PE), a chemical industry under threat of “extinction”, more Q4 results to pore over from EU polyolefins. There’s yet again plenty to digest for Europe polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) senior editors.

Vicky Ellis and Ben Lake are joined by senior analysts Lorenzo Meazza (PE) and Emiliano Basualto (PP) to consider February trends, what to expect in March and the rest of 2025.

Last but not least, they look at different scenarios that US tariffs will affect PE and PP.

They touch on articles including US PE exports most vulnerable to retaliatory tariffs, Saudi plans for a new Sipchem/LyondellBasell mixed feed cracker and Orlen’s Q4 petchem operating loss improving.

Podcast edited by Nick Cleeve

ICIS senior analysts, editors and managers will be at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cologne, Germany on the 8-9 April for the 11th ICIS World Polyolefins Conference. You’ll also get to hear from industry leaders like Borealis, LyondellBasell and Covestro, as they share their insights.

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